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Public Health News Round Up, May 16, 2025

Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, expert-curated insights and actionable updates. As a fully self-funded platform, your subscription and shares sustain our vital mission. ⚡ Time is critical! Share this blog now and empower others to join our independent movement! Closing the women’s health […]

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Policy

What Happens When Fear Drives Firearm Storage?

“It’s for protection.” That’s the answer many Americans give when asked why they own a firearm. And yet, a major new study suggests that this very reason—fear of harm—may be working against basic safety practices, increasing the risk of tragedy instead of preventing it. A nationally representative survey of 10,000 U.S. adults, conducted in January […]

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Communication

How to Make a Warning Go Viral

You scroll past a tweet from a government account. “Important Health Notice.” Your thumb keeps going. You barely noticed it—no image, no emotion, just… blah. But here’s the wild part: science says it’s not you. It’s the message. According to new research, how a government warns you during a health crisis can significantly impact your […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, May 14, 2025

Make a Difference Immediately—Subscribe and Amplify! Public health urgently needs informed advocates like you. Subscribe for free to our independently-funded weekly newsletter packed with expert insights and actionable opportunities. 🚀 Don’t hesitate! Share today and help us build a healthier, informed future! Children’s health services could see trims even under scaled-back Medicaid cuts Despite backing […]

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Workforce

Only 1 in 9 Social Workers Had Real Support

“You have to put yourself first to be an effective worker.” That might sound like advice from a motivational speaker, but it came straight from a Scottish social worker—one of nine interviewed in a groundbreaking new study on how social workers define, experience, and attempt to implement self-care. The results? Self-care is essential—but often impossible. […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, May 12, 2025

One thing we have our eye on is Darth Vought will be taking over DOGE, who is more of the lawful evil type of administrative asshole. We’ll be monitoring it. Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, expert-curated insights and actionable updates. As a fully […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, May 9, 2025

We try to keep up, but there is a lot of new stuff really fast. Here’s how the science clusters for next week. Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every moment counts! […]

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Epi

Why 89% of Pandemic Search Data Predicts Outbreak Trends

You’re at home. You hear someone at work tested positive for COVID-19. Without even thinking, your fingers tap out “COVID symptoms” into the search bar. You’re not alone—millions of others are doing the same. But what if those frantic searches could do more than just offer answers? What if they could help predict the next […]

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Health equity

What Happens When Land Becomes More Valuable Than Labor?

Why do some societies become deeply unequal, while others stay relatively balanced? For centuries, economists, philosophers, and politicians have wrestled with this question. But new research—spanning over 1,200 archaeological sites worldwide—suggests the answers might be buried in our oldest settlements. A recent study from the Global Dynamics of Inequality (GINI) project found a striking link […]

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Environment

New Research Reveals 3 Keys to Increasing Campus Vaccination

Vaccines are among the most powerful tools in modern medicine. Yet, what happens when the very population that could lead by example—college students—aren’t convinced to roll up their sleeves? A new global study reveals that fewer than 6 in 10 university students plan to get vaccinated against HPV, and fewer than half intend to get […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, May 5, 2025

We have been working on really long blog on the recent budget proposal. We hope to have it up today… Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every moment counts! Share now and […]

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Analytics

What Can a Wolf Teach Us About Public Health Data?

Ever feel overwhelmed by your own data? Maybe you’re sitting on 200 survey variables, trying to figure out which ones actually matter. Or you’re evaluating a program with a rich but chaotic dataset—clients, services, outcomes, and community factors all jumbled together. You know there’s insight in there somewhere, but where do you start? Enter: the […]

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